Spotted Belly Rock Crab
Ozius guttatus
Also known as: Forceps Crab, Polka-dot Crab, Spotted-belly Forceps Crab, True Crab
- Forceps Crab
- Polka-dot Crab
- Spotted-belly Forceps Crab
- True Crab
Overview
Found hiding in crevices, over shallow coastal waters, of estuaries and rocky shores.
These crabs have asymmetrical clawed arms, the larger one having a gently curved tooth at the base of the top finger, and the smaller claw with slender fingers, much like a pair of forceps, hence the name.
How to identify
- Pattern
- spots
- Behaviour
- hidesshelters in crevices
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-West Pacific
- Country only · 2
Found hiding in crevices, over shallow coastal waters, of estuaries and rocky shores.
Adult photos 2
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Deep dive
Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classMalacostraca
- orderDecapoda
- familyOziidae
- genusOzius
- speciesOzius guttatus H. Milne Edwards, 1834
SourcesWoRMSSeaLifeBase
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